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Thousands affected by floods in south

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    Concern over flooding in southern Ethiopia continues, with reports of more than 10,000 people affected by the Omo river. Ethiopian radio said on 10 August that the Omo had burst its banks, flooding five neighbourhoods in the area. The South Omo Zone council said five people and 300 head of livestock had been washed away by the floods, and grain stores had also been washed away. The radio quoted the head of the social department of the council, Lusunde Lunyswa, as saying that over 3,000 residents of Duba, Beire and Diraji should be evacuated by helicopter.

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